The Nave,
York Minster,
Yorkshire, England.
Photo: 31 July 2014.
Source: Own work.
Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0".
Author: Diliff.
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York Minster.
Photo: 24 August 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: Dashwortley.
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This Article is taken from and can be read in full at, THE PRESS
York Minster tries to poach
Leeds
Bell-Ringers for Christmas.
Exclusive by Mike Laycock, Chief Reporter.
BELL-RINGERS from Leeds Minster have been asked to go and ring
York Minster's Bells at Christmas, following the axing of York's own Bell-Ringers.
Andrew Aspland, who is understood to be Tower Captain at Leeds, as well as President of
The Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers, has written to members, saying he has received
a formal request from The Dean and Chapter of York Minster for the Leeds Bell-Ringers
to Ring at various Christmas Services.
"Sam Corley, our Rector, has given us the go-ahead to help out at York," he said in the Letter,
which has been posted on Facebook.
All thirty volunteer Bell-Ringers at York Minster were axed in October 2016, prompting a storm of protest, with more than 17,000 people signing a Petition calling for them to be re-instated.
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, later claimed the team was disbanded because some members of The Society had consistently challenged The Chapter's authority, after it had been necessary for The Chapter to take action regarding a 'member of the Bell-Ringing community' on alleged safeguarding grounds.
UPDATE.
There are unconfirmed reports on Facebook
that the Leeds Minster Bell-Ringers have turned down
the request from York Minster.
Watch this space !!!
